diff --git a/source/toy_builtin.c b/source/toy_builtin.c
index 0dbfc11..b0d50ab 100644
--- a/source/toy_builtin.c
+++ b/source/toy_builtin.c
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ int Toy_private_index(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 int Toy_private_set(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	//if wrong number of arguments, fail
 	if (arguments->count != 3) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to _set\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to set\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ int Toy_private_set(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	Toy_Literal val = arguments->literals[2];
 
 	if (!TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(idn)) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Expected identifier in _set\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Expected identifier in set\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1100,18 +1100,18 @@ int Toy_private_set(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 				Toy_Literal subtypeLiteral = ((Toy_Literal*)(TOY_AS_TYPE(typeLiteral).subtypes))[0];
 
 				if (TOY_AS_TYPE(subtypeLiteral).typeOf != TOY_LITERAL_ANY && TOY_AS_TYPE(subtypeLiteral).typeOf != val.type) {
-					interpreter->errorOutput("Bad argument type in _set\n");
+					interpreter->errorOutput("Bad argument type in set\n");
 					return -1;
 				}
 			}
 
 			if (!TOY_IS_INTEGER(key)) {
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Expected integer index in _set\n");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Expected integer index in set\n");
 				return -1;
 			}
 
 			if (TOY_AS_ARRAY(obj)->count <= TOY_AS_INTEGER(key) || TOY_AS_INTEGER(key) < 0) {
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Index out of bounds in _set\n");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Index out of bounds in set\n");
 				return -1;
 			}
 
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ int Toy_private_set(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 			TOY_AS_ARRAY(obj)->literals[TOY_AS_INTEGER(key)] = Toy_copyLiteral(val);
 
 			if (!Toy_setScopeVariable(interpreter->scope, idn, obj, true)) {
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to array in _set: \"");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to array in set: \"");
 				Toy_printLiteralCustom(val, interpreter->errorOutput);
 				interpreter->errorOutput("\"\n");
 				return -1;
@@ -1137,12 +1137,12 @@ int Toy_private_set(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 				Toy_Literal valSubtypeLiteral = ((Toy_Literal*)(TOY_AS_TYPE(typeLiteral).subtypes))[1];
 
 				if (TOY_AS_TYPE(keySubtypeLiteral).typeOf != TOY_LITERAL_ANY && TOY_AS_TYPE(keySubtypeLiteral).typeOf != key.type) {
-					interpreter->printOutput("bad argument type in _set\n");
+					interpreter->printOutput("bad argument type in set\n");
 					return -1;
 				}
 
 				if (TOY_AS_TYPE(valSubtypeLiteral).typeOf != TOY_LITERAL_ANY && TOY_AS_TYPE(valSubtypeLiteral).typeOf != val.type) {
-					interpreter->printOutput("bad argument type in _set\n");
+					interpreter->printOutput("bad argument type in set\n");
 					return -1;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ int Toy_private_set(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 			Toy_setLiteralDictionary(TOY_AS_DICTIONARY(obj), key, val);
 
 			if (!Toy_setScopeVariable(interpreter->scope, idn, obj, true)) {
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to dictionary in _set: \"");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to dictionary in set: \"");
 				Toy_printLiteralCustom(val, interpreter->errorOutput);
 				interpreter->errorOutput("\"\n");
 				return -1;
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ int Toy_private_set(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 		}
 
 		default:
-			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in _set: ");
+			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in set: ");
 			Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 			interpreter->errorOutput("\"\n");
 			return -1;
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ int Toy_private_set(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 int Toy_private_get(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	//if wrong number of arguments, fail
 	if (arguments->count != 2) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to _get");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to get");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1204,12 +1204,12 @@ int Toy_private_get(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	switch(obj.type) {
 		case TOY_LITERAL_ARRAY: {
 			if (!TOY_IS_INTEGER(key)) {
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Expected integer index in _get\n");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Expected integer index in get\n");
 				return -1;
 			}
 
 			if (TOY_AS_ARRAY(obj)->count <= TOY_AS_INTEGER(key) || TOY_AS_INTEGER(key) < 0) {
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Index out of bounds in _get\n");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Index out of bounds in get\n");
 				return -1;
 			}
 
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ int Toy_private_get(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 		}
 
 		default:
-			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in _get \"");
+			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in get \"");
 			Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 			interpreter->errorOutput("\"\n");
 			return -1;
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ int Toy_private_get(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 int Toy_private_push(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	//if wrong number of arguments, fail
 	if (arguments->count != 2) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to _push\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to push\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ int Toy_private_push(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 	Toy_Literal val = arguments->literals[1];
 
 	if (!TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(idn)) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Expected identifier in _push\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Expected identifier in push\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ int Toy_private_push(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 				Toy_Literal subtypeLiteral = ((Toy_Literal*)(TOY_AS_TYPE(typeLiteral).subtypes))[0];
 
 				if (TOY_AS_TYPE(subtypeLiteral).typeOf != TOY_LITERAL_ANY && TOY_AS_TYPE(subtypeLiteral).typeOf != val.type) {
-					interpreter->errorOutput("Bad argument type in _push");
+					interpreter->errorOutput("Bad argument type in push");
 					return -1;
 				}
 			}
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ int Toy_private_push(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 			Toy_pushLiteralArray(TOY_AS_ARRAY(obj), val);
 
 			if (!Toy_setScopeVariable(interpreter->scope, idn, obj, true)) { //TODO: could definitely be more efficient than overwriting the whole original object
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to array in _push: \"");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to array in push: \"");
 				Toy_printLiteralCustom(val, interpreter->errorOutput);
 				interpreter->errorOutput("\"\n");
 				return -1;
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ int Toy_private_push(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 		}
 
 		default:
-			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in _push: ");
+			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in push: ");
 			Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 			interpreter->errorOutput("\n");
 			return -1;
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ int Toy_private_push(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 int Toy_private_pop(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	//if wrong number of arguments, fail
 	if (arguments->count != 1) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to _pop\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to pop\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ int Toy_private_pop(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	Toy_Literal obj = arguments->literals[0];
 
 	if (!TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(idn)) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Expected identifier in _pop\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Expected identifier in pop\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ int Toy_private_pop(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 			Toy_freeLiteral(lit);
 
 			if (!Toy_setScopeVariable(interpreter->scope, idn, obj, true)) { //TODO: could definitely be more efficient than overwriting the whole original object
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to array in _pop: ");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to array in pop: ");
 				Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 				interpreter->errorOutput("\n");
 				return -1;
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ int Toy_private_pop(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 		}
 
 		default:
-			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in _pop: ");
+			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in pop: ");
 			Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 			interpreter->errorOutput("\n");
 			return -1;
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ int Toy_private_pop(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 int Toy_private_length(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	//if wrong number of arguments, fail
 	if (arguments->count != 1) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to _length\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to length\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ int Toy_private_length(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments
 		}
 
 		default:
-			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in _length: ");
+			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in length: ");
 			Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 			interpreter->errorOutput("\n");
 			return -1;
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ int Toy_private_length(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments
 int Toy_private_clear(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments) {
 	//if wrong number of arguments, fail
 	if (arguments->count != 1) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to _clear\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect number of arguments to clear\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1418,7 +1418,7 @@ int Toy_private_clear(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 	Toy_Literal obj = arguments->literals[0];
 
 	if (!TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(idn)) {
-		interpreter->errorOutput("expected identifier in _clear\n");
+		interpreter->errorOutput("expected identifier in clear\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1434,7 +1434,7 @@ int Toy_private_clear(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 			Toy_Literal obj = TOY_TO_ARRAY_LITERAL(array);
 
 			if (!Toy_setScopeVariable(interpreter->scope, idn, obj, true)) {
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to array in _clear: ");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to array in clear: ");
 				Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 				interpreter->errorOutput("\n");
 				return -1;
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ int Toy_private_clear(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 			Toy_Literal obj = TOY_TO_DICTIONARY_LITERAL(dictionary);
 
 			if (!Toy_setScopeVariable(interpreter->scope, idn, obj, true)) {
-				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to dictionary in _clear: ");
+				interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect type assigned to dictionary in clear: ");
 				Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 				interpreter->errorOutput("\n");
 				return -1;
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ int Toy_private_clear(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter, Toy_LiteralArray* arguments)
 		}
 
 		default:
-			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in _clear: ");
+			interpreter->errorOutput("Incorrect compound type in clear: ");
 			Toy_printLiteralCustom(obj, interpreter->errorOutput);
 			interpreter->errorOutput("\n");
 			return -1;
diff --git a/source/toy_common.h b/source/toy_common.h
index fdc0117..67c52e4 100644
--- a/source/toy_common.h
+++ b/source/toy_common.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define TOY_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define TOY_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define TOY_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define TOY_VERSION_PATCH 1
 #define TOY_VERSION_BUILD __DATE__ " " __TIME__
 
 //platform/compiler-specific instructions
diff --git a/source/toy_interpreter.c b/source/toy_interpreter.c
index 0897956..cbd91a7 100644
--- a/source/toy_interpreter.c
+++ b/source/toy_interpreter.c
@@ -265,7 +265,9 @@ static bool execPrint(Toy_Interpreter* interpreter) {
 		Toy_freeLiteral(idn);
 	}
 
-	Toy_printLiteralCustom(lit, interpreter->printOutput);
+	if (!TOY_IS_IDENTIFIER(lit)) {
+		Toy_printLiteralCustom(lit, interpreter->printOutput);
+	}
 
 	Toy_freeLiteral(lit);
 
diff --git a/source/toy_parser.c b/source/toy_parser.c
index 9f5dbd2..36b6109 100644
--- a/source/toy_parser.c
+++ b/source/toy_parser.c
@@ -810,13 +810,20 @@ static Toy_Opcode indexAccess(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) { //
 	//eat the first
 	if (!match(parser, TOY_TOKEN_COLON)) {
 		Toy_freeASTNode(first);
+		first = NULL;
 		parsePrecedence(parser, &first, PREC_TERNARY);
 		match(parser, TOY_TOKEN_COLON);
 		readFirst = true;
 	}
 
-	if (match(parser, TOY_TOKEN_BRACKET_RIGHT)) {
+	if (!first) {
+		Toy_freeASTNode(first);
+		Toy_freeASTNode(second);
+		Toy_freeASTNode(third);
+		return TOY_OP_EOF;
+	}
 
+	if (match(parser, TOY_TOKEN_BRACKET_RIGHT)) {
 		if (readFirst) {
 			Toy_freeASTNode(second);
 			second = NULL;
@@ -832,10 +839,18 @@ static Toy_Opcode indexAccess(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) { //
 	//eat the second
 	if (!match(parser, TOY_TOKEN_COLON)) {
 		Toy_freeASTNode(second);
+		second = NULL;
 		parsePrecedence(parser, &second, PREC_TERNARY);
 		match(parser, TOY_TOKEN_COLON);
 	}
 
+	if (!second) {
+		Toy_freeASTNode(first);
+		Toy_freeASTNode(second);
+		Toy_freeASTNode(third);
+		return TOY_OP_EOF;
+	}
+
 	if (match(parser, TOY_TOKEN_BRACKET_RIGHT)) {
 		Toy_freeASTNode(third);
 		third = NULL;
@@ -845,7 +860,16 @@ static Toy_Opcode indexAccess(Toy_Parser* parser, Toy_ASTNode** nodeHandle) { //
 
 	//eat the third
 	Toy_freeASTNode(third);
+	third = NULL;
 	parsePrecedence(parser, &third, PREC_TERNARY);
+
+	if (!third) {
+		Toy_freeASTNode(first);
+		Toy_freeASTNode(second);
+		Toy_freeASTNode(third);
+		return TOY_OP_EOF;
+	}
+
 	Toy_emitASTNodeIndex(nodeHandle, first, second, third);
 
 	consume(parser, TOY_TOKEN_BRACKET_RIGHT, "Expected ']' in index notation");
diff --git a/test/scripts/mustfail/index-access-bugfix.toy b/test/scripts/mustfail/index-access-bugfix.toy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..876c76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/scripts/mustfail/index-access-bugfix.toy
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"a"[--];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_mustfail.c b/test/test_mustfail.c
index 8da55d0..c7c948e 100644
--- a/test/test_mustfail.c
+++ b/test/test_mustfail.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ int main() {
 			"declare-types-array.toy",
 			"declare-types-dictionary-key.toy",
 			"declare-types-dictionary-value.toy",
+			"index-access-bugfix.toy",
 			"index-arrays-non-integer.toy",
 			"string-concat.toy",
 			"unary-inverted-nothing.toy",